Earlier this month The Chronicle of Higher Education featured a new interview with composer John Williams where he discussed his involvement with scoring the music for the Harry Potter films. Asked why he was unable to score the music for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, John Williams said it due to prior commitments …read more!

Reports are online today that some 3,000 Harry Potter books due to be recycled were stolen from a warehouse in Wales. Thieves apparently broke into a recycling company and took two containers of the special Harry Potter schoolbooks, which were published for charity several years ago. NewsWales reports: “They went missing in a burglary at …read more!

We have a special birthday today: that of the littlest Rowling-Murray, Mackenzie Jean. She’s the ripe old age of two today, and like two-year-olds everywhere probably about ready to start making her author mommy chase her all over the house. Happy birthday (and have fun, Jo)! 🙂

“Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” director Alfonso Cuaron has been nominated for two Academy Awards for his work on the film “Children of Men.” Mr. Cuaron was personally nominated for “Achievement in film editing” and “Adapted screenplay”; the film also received a nod in the cinematography category as well. The Oscar Awards, given …read more!

It’s the little show that could: after being lost in a chipwreck, our recreated, resuscitated 73rd episode of PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast is up. In it, more on your favorite Deathly Hallows theories from last week, an unexpected Canon Conundrums and much more. To listen, just hit the “Play” button on the right side …read more!

Another new image has surfaced online from the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. In this very small image you can see Harry Potter, Fred & George Weasley, and that mysterious Nigel fellow in what seems to be the Room of Requirement. We hope to bring you a bigger version of this …read more!

The Chamber of Chat, a unique interactive chat world for Potter fans everywhere here at Leaky, has added a brand new section called the Riddle Room. There are also some new Chamber of Chat contact tables you can add to your MySpace page as well, available via this link. The Chamber of Chat is a …read more!

We have some more new Order of the Phoenix product news to tell you about today. TLC first told you a few days ago that there would be new OotP costumes and products due this fall; Rubie’s has now posted online some of the new costumes, including a new Mad-Eye Moody mask, Dobby Masks, Death …read more!

There is a new interview online with actor David Bradley who portrays caretaker Argus Filch in the Harry Potter movies. In a rare interview with the veteran actor, David Bradley speaks about a variety of Potter related items, such as working with Alan Rickman (“he seems to have got better looking, somehow, as he’s got …read more!

Update: You can now see this photo in high-resolution, right here! The USA Today newspaper has a short preview of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix now online, and it includes a small new photo of Dan Radcliffe as Harry. While the preview does not contain much new information, there are some quotes …read more!